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  <h2><%=h ts('About Orphaning') %></h2>
  <p class="important message"><strong><%=h ts('As orphaning is a permanent step, please be sure to read the following explanation in full before orphaning any of your works!') %></strong></p>
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  <h3><%=h ts('What is orphaning?') %></h3>
  <p><%=h ts('Orphaning is an alternative to deleting a work that you no longer want to be associated with.') %>&nbsp;
     <%=h ts('It permanently detaches the work from your account and re-attaches it to the specially created orphan_account.') %>&nbsp;
     <%=h ts('Please note that this is') %> <strong> <%= h ts('permanent and irreversible') %></strong>; 
     <%= h ts('you are giving up control over the work, including the ability to edit or delete it.') %>
  </p>
  <p><%=h ts('Orphaning is a way to remove your connection to your works without taking them away from fandom altogether.') %>&nbsp;
     <%=h ts('We hope this account will be used by people who wish (for whatever reasons) to retire from fandom but are willing to allow their works to remain in the Archive.') %>&nbsp;
     <%=h ts('Works orphaned in this way will be maintained by the Archive to be enjoyed by future fans; existing bookmarks and links will not break.') %>&nbsp;
     <%=h ts('This function means that users can continue to share their contributions to fandom while having their privacy respected.') %>
  </p>
  <h3><%=h ts('What information is removed when a work is orphaned?') %></h3>
  <ul>
    <li><%=h ts('Your name is removed from the author byline on the work and all its chapters') %></li>
    <li><%=h ts('Your name is removed from any comments you have left on the work') %></li>
  </ul>
  <h3><%=h ts('What options are available?') %></h3>
  <p><%=h ts('There are a number of orphaning options available. You can choose to:') %></p>
  <ul>
    <li><%=h ts('Orphan a single work - from the edit page for the work') %></li>
    <li><%=h ts("Orphan all your works - from the 'My Preferences' page") %></li>
    <li><%=h ts("Orphan all works posted under a specific pseud - from the 'Manage My Pseuds' page") %></li>
  </ul>
  <p><%=h ts('Once you have decided which work(s) you wish to orphan, you have two options:') %></p>
  <ul>
    <li><h4><%=h ts('Use the default orphan pseud') %>.</h4>
    <%=h ts('The work will be transferred to the orphan_account and the default orphan_account pseud.') %>&nbsp;
    <%=h ts("The byline on the work will read 'orphan_account'.") %></li>
    <li><h4><%=h ts('Make a copy of my pseud under the orphan account') %>.</h4>&nbsp;
    <%=h ts('The work will be transferred to the orphan_account, but a new pseud will be created with the same name as the pseud you used to author the work.') %>&nbsp;
    <%=h ts("As an example: if you authored the work using the pseud 'awesomefangirl', after orphaning the byline will read 'awesomefangirl [orphan_account]'.") %>&nbsp;
    <%=h ts('While the pseud will no longer link back to your account, if you have a very distinctive pseud this option might still allow a reader to identify you as the author.') %></li>
  </ul>
  <h3><%=h ts('Can I orphan a work which I have co-authored with someone else?') %></h3>
  <p><%=h ts('You have the choice of either removing yourself as a co-author, or orphaning your part of the work (with the same pseud options as above).') %>&nbsp;
  <%=h ts('Your co-author will not be affected and will remain a co-author of the work.') %></p>
  <h3><%=h ts('What happens if I want to orphan a single work in a series?') %></h3>
  <p><%=h ts('You can orphan the work normally, and the byline will be changed to reflect the new author name.') %>&nbsp;
  <%=h ts('Please note that the work will') %> <strong> <%=h ts('not') %></strong> <%=h ts('be removed from the series - if you want it to be removed, you should do this before orphaning the work.') %>&nbsp;
  <%=h ts('If the work is kept as part of the series, the orphan_account will be listed as one of the authors of the series.') %>
  </p>
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<ul class="navigation" role="navigation">
  <li><%= link_to ts('Back'), :back %></li>
  <li><%= link_to ts('View Orphaned Works'), user_works_path(User.orphan_account) %></li>
</ul>
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